After the headache of moving to my first studio apartment in Manhattan, I remember proclaiming to my mother that I hoped my husband (whomever that would be) and my five kids (who also did not exist) would like it because I was never moving again.

In her new novel “Twelve Rooms with a View,” acclaimed playwright and novelist Theresa Rebeck introduces the character of Tina, a cash-strapped woman who learns on the day of her mother’s funeral that she could possibly inherit an $11 million, twelve-room apartment overlooking Central Park.

One way is to see if its certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Since 2004, when The Solaire in Battery Park City became the first LEED-certified apartment tower in the country, at least 25 residential buildings in New York City have received LEED certification.